Case studies on sustainability in the food industry : dealing with a rapidly growing population / / Samuel O. Idowu and René Schmidpeter

• Autore: Idowu Samuel O.
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.19
• Soggetto topico: Food security; Sustainable agriculture
• Persona (resp. second.): SchmidpeterRené
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Sustainability in the Food Industry: An Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Securing Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems with Global Organic Agriculture: Best Practice from Austria -- 1 Introduction: The Rationale for Upscaling Sustainable Food Systems -- 2 The Necessity for a Transition to Organic Agriculture or Other Environmentally Sound Agricultural Practices to Sustain Human... -- 2.1 Respecting Planetary Boundaries: The Earth System Needs to Be Urgently Navigated Back toward the Safe Operating Space for ... -- 2.1.1 Planetary Boundaries Concept: Four Boundaries Transgressed (Steffen et al., 2015) -- 2.1.2 Interactions of Planetary Boundaries-Current State of the Earth System Well Outside Safe Operating Space, Seven Boundari... -- Box 1. Global Policy Actions toward Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems Could Therefore Include: -- 2.2 The Benefits of Organic Agriculture and Other Agro-Environmental Farming Methods in Search of the Most Promising Strategy ... -- 2.2.1 Significant Contribution to Attaining the UN SDGs -- 2.2.2 Organic Agriculture Would Significantly Help to Stay within a Safe Operating Space with Respect to Planetary Boundaries -- 2.3 The Importance of Preserving Existing Bee Populations for the Ecosystem Earth -- 2.3.1 Intensive Agriculture and Pesticides Are Important Factors behind Bee Starving -- 2.3.2 Pesticides Affect the Entire Ecosystem -- 2.3.3 Excessive Meat Production Is a Major Driver for Unsustainability -- 2.3.4 Protecting 40% of Land and Sea Territories for Biodiversity by 2030 -- 2.4 The Threats of GMOs -- 2.5 Linking Sustainable Agricultural Practices to Improving Public Health -- 2.5.1 Promote Organic Farming to Counter Hunger and Obesity -- 2.5.2 There Is Growing Evidence that Cancer Is Linked to Pesticides Exposure. ; 2.5.3 COVID-19 Boosts Organic Food Consumption -- 2.6 Fostering Organic and Sustainable Agricultural Practices As Well As Upscaling Subsistence to Semi-Subsistence Farming in L... -- 2.7 Sustainable Finance as a Multiplier for Sustainable Food Systems -- 3 Austria: A Frontrunner in Organic Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems -- 3.1 Organic Farming in Austria: 100% Organic Cultivation Would Already be Feasible Now -- 3.1.1 History of Environmentally Friendly and Organic Agriculture -- 3.1.2 Legal and Institutional Framework -- 3.1.3 Organic Labels in Austria -- 3.1.4 Distribution Systems -- 3.2 Biodynamic Organic Agriculture: Demeter -- 3.3 Eco-Social Agricultural Policy: The Premise of Austrian Agricultural Policy -- 3.4 Permaculture/Agro-Ecology: Austrian Pioneer Sepp Holzer (See Holzer, 2013a) -- 3.5 Specific Projects and Initiatives Aimed at Achieving more Sustainable Food Systems and more Sustainable Production and Con... -- 3.5.1 UNESCO man & -- Biosphere Parks (Biosphaerenparks, 2021a) -- 3.5.2 Bee Protection and Organic Production of Honey in and around Vienna -- 3.5.3 Donausoja and Europe-Soya: Proteins without GMOs -- 3.5.4 Electrostatic Fields Promise Higher Yields in Agricultural Production -- 3.5.5 Reducing Food Waste: Austrian Initiatives -- 3.5.6 The City of Vienna: The Prototype of an Environmental City-Urban Organic Agriculture and Gardening, Also in Raised Beds ... -- 3.5.7 Sustainable Procurement Programs ``ÖkoKauf Wien. Think Green: Buy Green,´´ EcoBusiness Vienna & -- ``Natürlich Gut Teller´´... -- 3.5.8 Changing to more Sustainable Consumption Patterns and Diets: More Organic in General, Less Meat, More Vegan and Vegetari... -- 3.5.9 Austrian Superfood: Pumpkinseeds-Oil from Styria and Linseeds -- 3.5.10 Ecotourism and Organic Agriculture: Pioneer BIO HOTELS Offer Exclusively Organic Food. ; 4 Recommendations and Solutions for International, Regional, and National Policy Approaches Aimed at Achieving Sustainable Foo... -- References -- Barriers to Supply Chain Sustainability Innovation Amongst Nigerian Entrepreneurs in the Food and Agriculture Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food Industry and Entrepreneurship -- 3 Sustainability and Sustainable Development -- 3.1 Environmental Pillar -- 3.2 Social Pillar -- 3.3 Economic Pillar -- 3.4 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- 3.5 Ten Principles of the Global Impact and Supply Chain Sustainability -- 3.6 Human Rights -- 3.7 Labour -- 3.8 Environment -- 3.9 Anti-corruption -- 4 Supply Chain Innovation and Barriers -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Analysis of Findings -- 6.1 Demographic Information of SMEs in the Nigerian Food Industry -- 6.2 Entrepreneur´s Awareness of Sustainability Initiatives -- 6.3 Barriers to Supply Chain Sustainability Innovation in the Food Industry -- 6.4 Barriers to Supply Chain Sustainability Innovation in the Agriculture Sector -- 6.5 Strategies to Overcome Barriers -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Recommendations -- 8.1 Entrepreneur -- 8.2 Government -- 9 Limitation and Area for Further Studies -- References -- Sustainable Supply Chains in Bolivia: Between Informality and Political Instability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Political Context of Bolivia -- 3 The Economic Context of Bolivia -- 4 Sustainable Supply Chains in Developing Countries -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Results on Firms´ Supply Chain Characteristics -- 7 Results on Firms´ Strategic Supply Chain Planning -- 8 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Why Chicken? Fileni (Italy): Between Taste, Circular Economy and Attention to the Territory -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Material and Methods -- 3.1 Case Study Background -- 3.2 Methodology. ; 3.3 Fileni´s World: ``Italian family agrifood companies, organic and sustainable´´ -- 3.4 The Organic Choice: A Journey Towards Sustainability -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Development and Planning of the Strategy against Food Waste in the Spanish Region of Cantabria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Procedure for the Elaboration of a Global Strategy -- 3 A Transversal Strategy against Food Waste -- 3.1 Proposal 1. Promotion of the Use of Food Surpluses Through the Creation of a Label -- 3.2 Proposal 2. Promotion of the Knowledge of Direct Distribution Channels Through the Dissemination of Information and the Or... -- 3.3 Proposal 3. Creation of a Food Distribution Network -- 3.4 Proposal 4. Supply and Recycling Standards for Hospitality/Foodservice -- 3.5 Proposal 5. Analysis and Adjustment of Portions (Foodservice, Schools, and Consumers) -- 3.6 Proposal 6. Workshops and Awareness Campaigns against Food Waste that Include Sector Recommendations (Benchmarking) -- 3.7 Proposal 7. CO2/Euro Equivalences of Food Waste at Home -- 3.8 Proposal 8. Map/Route against Food Waste -- 4 Publication of the Strategy in the Official Bulletin of Cantabria -- 5 Discussion -- References -- Food Security in South Africa: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic on Creating Sustainable Value Chains Through Corporate Socia... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Food Security and Food Sovereignty -- 3.1 Challenges to Food Security and Food Sovereignty in South Africa -- 3.2 Food Insecurity in South Africa during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic -- 3.3 Efforts to Prevent Insecurity During the Pandemic -- 3.4 Statistical History of Food Insecurity in South Africa -- 3.5 The Constitution and the Right to Food -- 3.6 Government Initiatives to Address Food Security in South Africa -- 4 CSR in South Africa -- 4.1 CSR Explained. ; 4.2 An Overview of the Legal and Regulatory Framework for CSR -- 4.2.1 The Johannesburg Stock Exchange´s Socially Responsible Investment Index -- 4.2.2 The King Codes on Corporate Governance -- 4.2.3 The Companies Act 71 of 2008 -- 5 Re-envisioning the Food Production System Through CSR: Opportunities and Limitations -- 6 The Way Forward -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Reducing Negative Environmental Impacts in Conventional Agriculture, but Not the Amount of Harvest: A Multi-stakeholder Joint ... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptional Foundations -- 2.1 Intersectoral Partnerships -- 2.2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management -- 2.3 Agroecology -- 3 The Role of Citrus Production in Spain -- 4 Development of a Joint Project Framework within an Intersectoral Partnership -- 4.1 Project Background -- 4.2 Participatory-Driven Project Design and Agroecology Principles -- 4.3 Project Aims and Results So Far -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Challenges in Malaysian´s Sustainability Efforts: The Role of Traceability in the Food Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining `Sustainable´ Food System -- 3 Importance of Sustainable Food -- 4 Drivers of Sustainability -- 5 Food Sustainability in Malaysia -- 6 Methodology -- 7 The Situation with Malaysians -- 7.1 Food Waste -- 7.2 Palm Oil -- 7.3 Halal -- 8 Discussions -- 8.1 Food Waste -- 8.2 Palm Oil -- 8.3 Halal -- 8.4 Blockchain Technology to the Rescue? -- 8.5 Food Security and Sustainability -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Food Waste in Romania from an Individual and a National Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food Waste in European Union -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Analysis of Individuals´ Perspective on Food Waste in Romania -- 5 Qualitative Analysis on the Perspective of Public Authorities, NGOs, and Private Sector -- 6 Analysis of Food Retailers´ Initiatives on Food Waste Combat -- 6.1 Lidl Romania. ; 6.2 Kaufland Romania.
• Titolo autorizzato: Case studies on sustainability in the food industry
• ISBN: 3-031-07742-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910595037103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Management for professionals.